Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have invested through the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme, (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and (c) venture capital trusts in each year since 2012.

HMRC regularly publishes statistics on usage of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), and Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). The statistics can be accessed at:

www.gov.uk/government/collections/enterprise-investment-scheme-and-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme-statistics

www.gov.uk/government/collections/venture-capital-trusts-statistics

These statistics provide information on the number of investors per year in SEIS, EIS and VCTs, up to 2014-15. They provide information on the amount of investment through the schemes, up to 2015-16.

They also provide information on the number of companies receiving investment through SEIS and EIS, up to 2015-16. Information is not available on the number of companies receiving investment from VCTs.